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A54
sports
Guardian www.guardian.co.tt Wednesday, August 24, 2016
West Indies head coach, Phil
Simmons, has defended Darren
Bravo s form in the recent series
against India, contending the mar-
quee left-hander had been forced
to take on the mantle of senior bats-
man without the advantage of hav-
ing learnt from experienced play-
ers.
Bravo struggled through the series,
averaging a meagre 19 from seven
innings which included a single half-
century.
Simmons said while Bravo was
West Indies frontline batsman, he
had suffered from not having played
alongside veteran players in his early
years in the squad.
"We talk about Darren Bravo and
we talk about him a lot because we
can see his potential and where he s
supposed to be right now," Simmons
said.
"But you look at all the people
around his age and what they ve
come through and the help they ve
had in the team when they came in.
"You talk about Virat (Kohli)---
when Virat came in, look at the play-
ers around him and that s where you
get your little bit of experience and
help from.
"Bravo has had to turn up and be
the senior player and I think some-
times that affects people but no
doubt about it, he s working
extremely hard on trying to get his
game together and trying to score
runs as he did when he first came
into the team."
Bravo made his debut in a side
which included veterans Shiv Chan-
derpaul and Chris Gayle, neither of
who are in the current set-up.
During the recent series, West
Indies not only struggled with
Bravo s lack of runs but with the
form of Marlon Samuels, as the
experienced Jamaican averaged only
25 and managed one half-century.
Now age 35 and in the twilight of
his career, there have been rumours
of an imminent retirement but Sim-
mons said he remained a part of the
Test set-up but was obviously com-
ing under pressure from other young
batsmen in the team.
"His Test career still stands there.
They (younger players) are pushing
him which is nice because before
when you had people pushing you
from outside, you either get pushed
out or you lift you game," Simmons
explained.
"I think it s a case where you have
youngsters pushing him now and
that s good for the team. It s the
same thing with Shannon (Gabriel)
with a few young fast bowlers com-
ing out.
"You need that second team that s
up to the standard to push people
so they continue to produce. The
great West Indies team had that, the
great Australia team had that so
that s what we need here." (CMC)
Trinidad and Tobago US-based
midfielder Kevin Molino is eagerly
awaiting the chance to run out
against Guatemala in what will be
his first match against the Central
Americans in 30 senior interna-
tional appearances.
Molino missed T&T s 3-1 and 2-
1 victories over Guatemala at the
2015 Concacaf Gold Cup as well as
the previous semifinal round World
Cup qualifier last November due to
injury. But the 26-year-old Orlando
City midfielder is hoping to get the
nod for this encounter from T&T
head coach Stephen Hart and is
planning to launch his assault on
Carlos Ruiz and his men on Sep-
tember 2 at the Hasely Crawford
Stadium, Mucurapo.
"I m very excited about this
match, very pumped up and ready
for it," Molino said.
"I know the boys are all focusing
on this one because we all know
what is at stake and we know what
is needed in order for us to take care
of business. Personally, I am staying
calm but I also want to be involved
and do my part because I ve never
played against Guatemala at the sen-
ior level. I watched the two games
on television while I was recovering
from surgery and I believe that while
the game will not be easy, we have
all the necessary tools to handle them
at home," Molino added.
The Carenage-born player is hop-
ing that T&T will be firing on all
cylinders on September 2.
"Definitely we need everyone to
be on top of their game. Coach Hart
knows what he wants and he knows
what it will take to get us the result
to have us qualified for the final
round. Most if not all the players are
in top gear at the moment and look-
ing forward to these two matches.
The coach will know who he wants
in his squad to get the job done for
us," added Molino who has 12 goals
in 32 matches for T&T.
T&T head coach Hart will
announce his final squad for the
match tomorrow. The team will go
into a live in training inside the final
week before the match which kicks
off at 7.06 pm. Tickets for the match
are currently available at Lotto Loca-
tions nationwide.
Liverpool and Everton enjoyed
big wins in the English League Cup
yesterday, while Chelsea was pushed
hard by third-tier Bristol Rovers
before also reaching the third round.
Daniel Sturridge came off the
bench to score two goals and wrap
up Liverpool s 5-0 win at Burton
Albion, a second-tier side managed
by former Liverpool forward Nigel
Clough. Everton also had a substitute
striker scoring a late double, with
Arouna Kone s goals sealing a 4-0
home win over Yeovil.
Chelsea s decision to field a team
largely made up of reserve players
nearly backfired in a 3-2 win at Stam-
ford Bridge. BatshuayiMichy Bat-
shuayi scored twice for Chelsea.
Stoke, Swansea, Hull and Crystal
Palace were other Premier League
teams to progress to the third round,
when clubs involved in Europe enter
the competition.
Simmons defends Bravo's lack of form
West Indies' batsman Darren Bravo is bowled by India's Ravichandran Ashwin during day one of their fourth
cricket Test match at Queen's Park Oval, Thursday. A
Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea
advance in English League Cup
Molino eager to play against Guatemala
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RESULTS
RACHAEL KING
T&T s Olympians begin their
return home today after the cur-
tains came down on the Games
in Rio de Janiero in Brazil on Sun-
day. Expected back this afternoon
are field specialist Cleopatra Borel,
sprinter Emmanuel Callender and
sailor Andrew Lewis along with
officials Dr Terry Ali, George
Commissiong, Annette Knott,
Ismael Lopez Mastrapa and
Kairon Serrette.
Five time Sportwoman of the
Year Borel ended her Olympic
career in style finishing as one of
the top women s shot-putters in
the world, placing seventh in the
event, her best ever finish at an
Olympiad.
Borel was the oldest entrant in
the women s shot put but the 37-
year-old athlete best attempt of
18.37 saw her end as one of T&T s
best field athletes of all time. She
made her Olympic debut at the
2004 Athens Games, and then had
appearances at Beijing 2008 and
London 2012.
Callender, who is a double silver
Olympic medallist, was part of the
men s 4x100m relay team that was
unfortunately disqualified in the
final due to a lane violation while
Lewis placed 39th from 46 com-
petitors in the men s laser event.
Today and tomorrow at the VIP
Lounge, Piarco International Air-
port, the Ministry of Sport and
Youth Affairs, the Sports Company
of T&T (SporTT) and the T&T
Olympic Committee (TTOC) will
host a welcome reception for the
T&T delegation returning from the
Games.
Arriving tomorrow are sprinters
Kyle Greaux and Reyare Thomas
along with boxer Nigel Paul. Among
the officials are Nicconnor Alexan-
der, Reynold Cox, Nicole Fuentes,
Rheeza Grant, Gunness Persad,
Floyd Trumpet and Chenelle
Young. Olympic bronze medalist
Keshorn Walcott s welcome will be
delayed as he heads to Paris, France,
to participate in the Diamond
League series, joining a number of
Olympians from various countries
including USA s 400m hurdler Ker-
ron Clement, American shot putter
Ryan Crouser, Jamaican sprinter
Elaine Thompson, US hurdler Bri-
anna Rollins and long jumper Tian-
na Bartoletta also from USA, some
of the champions that will be com-
peting at the Stade de France.
Borel leads T&T back
home from Rio
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RESULTS